Braided Crown Tutorial

For the longest time I have wanted to start doing hair tutorials. I was dead set on it....I was going to do it....for all my readers...plus ya know...hair is pretty much my passion.

As I was debating on starting hair tutorials...I really kept going back & forth because of one reason....Why would anyone want to watch my hair tutorial when there are like millions of them everywhere....& they all are probably much better than mine....the devil kept telling me that over & over again. It was FEAR. Fear of no one liking it, fear of no one even watching it, (LOL) fear of not being enough. 

But yesterday....I just went for it. It doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't have to be the most liked, it doesn't even have to be watched....it's a passion of mine....& even if I only help one person feel beautiful...then it's worth it.

Whatever dreams you have....just go for it! Stop worrying about if others will like it or not....YOU are the only person that can make your dream bloom & you have to start somewhere. Whether it's big or small...just do it. & let me know when you do & I'll be your biggest fan ;)

So my first tutorial is going to be this "Braided Crown"....It looks complicated, but it's super easy....pinky promise! I probably didn't explain it well just because I really don't have techniques when doing hair. I have always just done whatever I felt like I wanted to do to my hair at the time. My hair is my canvas...I just create as I go...but I did try to get a technique down for you guys. THANK YOU so much for following me along my journey of life--it truly means the world to me. YOU & my Savior are the reasons why I have the strength to open up my story of life & let the world see. All your encouraging comments literally MAKE MY DAY! I love y'all so much. 

If you recreate this hairstyle...please tag me so I can see your beautiful self! Oh & I know this was suppose to just be a hair tutorial, but I just can't help myself....Frankie just looks way too stinkin' cute on camera. Hope you didn't mind ;)

XO,

Lauren

Feeling Gorgeous

Hi loves! 
  I am beyond excited about getting to start this new blog that focuses on hair & makeup. I can't wait to share with you all my stories of helping to make people feel beautiful for who they genuinely are. I am looking forward to getting to know you & meet new people along this journey of life through blogging <3

So... let me show you what happens when you call your momma & sister and say "let's do a photo shoot!" There is just something in all of us that loves to put on a cute outfit & get our hair & makeup done...and props to my hipster dad for his awesome photography skills. 

So we first took a before picture. Look at that natural beauty! 

I got all my beauty supplies ready! I am a firm believer that the makeup that you use makes a huge difference in your skin. You can find all these products at a Sephora near you, or they do have an online shop. My personal favorite makeup brands are Makeup Forever, Urban Decay, Nars, Too faced, & They're Real mascara. Even though every time I do go to Sephora I walk out with something new to try! It is like a different world in there. My husband took me shopping a couple of weekends ago & when we walked into Sephora his eyes got really big & he knew that it wasn't going to be a short visit ;)

Then, I went to work on the hair.....with my three favorite things: bobby pins, my teasing comb, & Kenra hairspray. You put those three together and it's like magic! 

After that first click, she was feeling it. She felt gorgeous & she was & that is exactly what I wanted. 

We then moved on to another hairstyle that she totally pulled off. It is actually two braids twisted around the design. I really loved this look on her. 

Hot momma! I pray every day that I get her genes. She is such a beauty! I really loved how her makeup turned out. She already has flawless skin, but using the Naked Weightless Ultra Definition Foundation by Urban Decay really gave her an even more flawless finish.

I then pulled her hair down after it had been up & that is one of the best ways to gain volume & give yourself that natural flowing look. 

Now this hairstyle was my favorite of the day. It's so much fun to change up your look. None of us are bound to any one certain look & that is why I LOVE photo shoots because you can be whoever you want to be just for that one picture. 

Of course it wouldn't have been as fun without Momma's loud giggles that make you laugh just by hearing her. 

 

Now we get to Lydia, one of my beautiful big sisters. She really didn't want to take these pictures, but I am so glad I made her because I mean look at those eyes. The key to making those eyes pop is giving a thick layer of eyeliner with the cat eye. 

We started off with a "Joan from Mad Men" look & she totally looks like she stepped right out of a 1960's magazine. Love her style.

I then pulled her down as well. Like I mentioned above, pulling your hair down from being up is such a great way to add volume to your hair. If there is ever an occasion where you have your hair up, sleep on it, and then pull it down the next day and you will have movie star hair ;)

Needless to say, we had lots of fun. There was lots of laughing, feeling gorgeous, & working the camera going on. We made memories & that is what life is about. 

XO,

 Lauren